The Music Managers Forum (MMF) and Featured Artist Coalition (FAC) have announced that Spotify is headline sponsor for the sixth annual Artist & Manager Awards.
The awards, which recognises innovation and achievement in the artist and music management community, takes place on 14 November at The Printworks, London.
It covers a range of categories, voted for by an industry-wide committee plus MMF and FAC board members, including Breakthrough Manager, Breakthrough Artist, Manager of the Year and Artist of the Year.
There will also be special presentations for the Peter Grant Lifetime Achievement Award and the Artists’ Artist Award.
Curating 2017’s event will be Nick Stewart, whose career highlights include signing U2, The Long Ryders and Killing Joke to Island Records, presenting the Captain America show on Virgin Radio and leading international campaigns for The Eagles, Steve Winwood, Earth Wind and Fire, Frankie Valli and Neil Diamond.
He is currently managing Martine McCutcheon and Mica Paris, both of whom have new albums coming this autumn.
Joseph Lever, winner of the MMF & Big Life Management 2017 Jazz Summers Future Genius award, will also assist on the event.
Annabella Coldrick, MMF chief executive, said: ‘2017 has already been an incredible year for music, and the Artist & Manager Awards allows us a unique opportunity to celebrate and recognise those individuals who are driving our business forwards.
‘As a long-time Associate Member of the MMF, I am delighted that Spotify have come on-board as headline sponsor and also to be working with such a widely-respected figure as Nick Stewart. Add in a new venue, and the ingredients are there for our most successful awards yet.’
Lucie Caswell, FAC chief executive, added: ‘The AMA’s represent a special opportunity to shine a light on some of the best hearts and minds amongst artists and managers. We don’t often get a chance to herald the work of our toughest audience and strongest allies – our peers - so the awards are a fantastic occasion to do so!
‘This year we will be spoilt for choice in all categories, and given the leading role of artists and managers to drive forward innovation in music it feels extremely fitting to have the support of Spotify.’
For more info, please see http://amawards.org/
The awards, which recognises innovation and achievement in the artist and music management community, takes place on 14 November at The Printworks, London.
It covers a range of categories, voted for by an industry-wide committee plus MMF and FAC board members, including Breakthrough Manager, Breakthrough Artist, Manager of the Year and Artist of the Year.
There will also be special presentations for the Peter Grant Lifetime Achievement Award and the Artists’ Artist Award.
Curating 2017’s event will be Nick Stewart, whose career highlights include signing U2, The Long Ryders and Killing Joke to Island Records, presenting the Captain America show on Virgin Radio and leading international campaigns for The Eagles, Steve Winwood, Earth Wind and Fire, Frankie Valli and Neil Diamond.
He is currently managing Martine McCutcheon and Mica Paris, both of whom have new albums coming this autumn.
Joseph Lever, winner of the MMF & Big Life Management 2017 Jazz Summers Future Genius award, will also assist on the event.
Annabella Coldrick, MMF chief executive, said: ‘2017 has already been an incredible year for music, and the Artist & Manager Awards allows us a unique opportunity to celebrate and recognise those individuals who are driving our business forwards.
‘As a long-time Associate Member of the MMF, I am delighted that Spotify have come on-board as headline sponsor and also to be working with such a widely-respected figure as Nick Stewart. Add in a new venue, and the ingredients are there for our most successful awards yet.’
Lucie Caswell, FAC chief executive, added: ‘The AMA’s represent a special opportunity to shine a light on some of the best hearts and minds amongst artists and managers. We don’t often get a chance to herald the work of our toughest audience and strongest allies – our peers - so the awards are a fantastic occasion to do so!
‘This year we will be spoilt for choice in all categories, and given the leading role of artists and managers to drive forward innovation in music it feels extremely fitting to have the support of Spotify.’
For more info, please see http://amawards.org/
